Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC, 21344 [2021-08396]
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individuals of Native American/
Southwest ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special
Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft
Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954)
931–3670, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov, by
May 24, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–08395 Filed 4–21–21; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031805;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of a sacred
object. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit
a written request to the FBI. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural item to
the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
SUMMARY:
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Federal Bureau of
Investigation, FBI Headquarters, Attn:
Supervisory Special Agent Timothy
Carpenter, Art Theft Program, 935
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20535, telephone (954) 931–3670,
email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate a
cultural item under the control of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Washington, DC, that meets the
definition of a sacred object under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural item. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
ADDRESSES:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
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ACTION:
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the FBI at the
address in this notice by May 24, 2021.
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At an unknown date, one sacred
object was acquired and transported to
the East Coast, where it remained part
of a private collection of Native
American antiquities, art, and cultural
heritage. In the spring of 2018, this item
was seized by the FBI as part of a
criminal investigation. The one item is
a gahan mask culturally affiliated with
the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico,
based on consultation with an official
representative of the Tribe. Initial
expertise concerning this item was also
provided by staff at museums and
universities in the Southwest region.
Determinations Made by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred object and the
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Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim this cultural item
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special
Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft
Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954)
931–3670, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov, by
May 24, 2021. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred
object to the Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
may proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is
responsible for notifying the Mescalero
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021–08396 Filed 4–21–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031684;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
California State University,
Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The California State
University, Sacramento has completed
an inventory of human remains and an
associated funerary object in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
object and present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and this
associated funerary object should
submit a written request to the
California State University, Sacramento.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031805; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in consultation
with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations,
has determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the
definition of a sacred object. Lineal descendants or representatives of
any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to claim this cultural item should submit a written
request to the FBI. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer
of control of the cultural item to the lineal descendants, Indian
Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the FBI at the address in this
notice by May 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Headquarters, Attn:
Supervisory Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft Program, 935
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954) 931-3670,
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate a cultural item under the
control of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC, that
meets the definition of a sacred object under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American cultural item. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
At an unknown date, one sacred object was acquired and transported
to the East Coast, where it remained part of a private collection of
Native American antiquities, art, and cultural heritage. In the spring
of 2018, this item was seized by the FBI as part of a criminal
investigation. The one item is a gahan mask culturally affiliated with
the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico,
based on consultation with an official representative of the Tribe.
Initial expertise concerning this item was also provided by staff at
museums and universities in the Southwest region.
Determinations Made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred
object and the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
this cultural item should submit a written request with information in
support of the claim to Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art
Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535,
telephone (954) 931-3670, email [email protected], by May 24, 2021.
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred object to the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico may proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for notifying
the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-08396 Filed 4-21-21; 8:45 am]
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